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First Mountain Lion update is out: fixes Thunderbolt, iMessage and other bugs

Apple(s AAPL) issued the first update to its new desktop software Thursday: OS X Update 10.8.1. The software fixes a variety of bugs discovered when Mountain Lion was released a month ago. Among other fixes, Apple says 10.8.1 should address a problem related to playing audio through a Thunderbolt display, and another with iMessage sending.

I was using the beta version of messages without any problems. When I installed Lion, I was routinely informed that the person I was trying to send a message to was not registered with iMessage even though I was receiving messages from those same people. The 10.8.1 update didn’t fix the problem. The only work around I’ve found to consistently work is a reboot.

Just a note that not all iOS updates have been free. The upgrade on a 2nd Gen iPod Touch from iOS 3 to 4 had a cost associated with it. I’ve forgotten what the price was, but there is a precedent for iOS upgrade having a price tag.

I know, that’s why I used the present tense after talking about the iOS 5 example. The previous costs for iPod Touch users were related to an accounting method Apple used to use, but it did away with that in 2010.